23 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Thomas Hood1799 · London British writer; (1799-1845) -
Hilary Lofting1881 · London Novelist, travel writer, journalist and editor -
Joan Collins1933 · London English actress, author and columnist - Susan Cooper1935 · Burnham English-American fantasy writer
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M. A. Griffiths1947 · Paddington English poet (1947-2009)
Thought for the day
Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.
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- Thomas Hood: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Hilary Lofting: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Joan Collins: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- M. A. Griffiths: David Adkins, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark Lemon: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Albert Richard Smith: Kevin Bryant, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Denis Pritt: Eva Brueggmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons, resized